The BNP, which is hit by a hoard of cases against a number of its leaders, have nominated more than one candidate for almost all the constituencies.

Party lleaders say they have kept alternative candidates so that they can contest if any is barred by court or for some other reasons.

It has not yet decided how many seats it wants to share with the 20-Party alliance it leads and the Jatiya Oikya Front coalition.

The BNP has confirmed no candidate for Tangail-8, Moulvibazar-2, Cumilla-7, Laxmipur-4 and Chattogram-14.

From the Left Democratic Alliance, 77 aspirants of the Communist Party of Bangladesh or CPB have submitted nomination papers, 49 of the Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal or BaSaD, and 30 of the Biplobi Workers Party.

Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda has claimed the December election will be competitive as everyone expected.

None of the nomination seekers in 300 seats has ‘violated’ the election code of conduct, Huda said at a programme on Thursday as he expressed his belief that the election will be a participatory one.